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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Victorious Lionesses are our 'national pride' say MPs and call for squad to be given damehoods following stunning Euros victory
The Lionesses should be awarded damehoods for the Euro 2025 victory, MPs have declared - hailing the players 'a total inspiration' and 'our national pride'. Tory MP Wendy Morton said the entire England women's football team should be honoured, insisting their collective achievement must not go unrecognised - unlike last time they won. 'These girls have done something extraordinary,' she said. 'They are such an inspiration so they absolutely should receive recognition for that. 'It was a team effort, so they should be honoured as a team. Often the people behind the scenes, and those who practice but don't actually get called to play, miss out on the glory - and they shouldn't.' Fellow Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage also backed calls for official recognition, saying: 'They are our national pride. They showed remarkable resilience, teamwork and strength of character. 'They are a total inspiration and one of our most successful national teams.' The Lionesses captured the nation's hearts with their run of historic victories, and campaigners say it is time their achievements were properly rewarded. When they scored their first historic European Championship victory in 2022, just four of the players got gongs. At the time, honours committee chairman Sir Hugh Robertson said the panel wanted to reward outstanding performances rather than the whole team, as they hadn't won the World Cup. Yesterday, Labour's Sarah Champion MP said she supported giving damehoods to all players '100 per cent'. 'Their courage and dedication to the game has inspired women and girls across the country to get involved with football,' she said. 'It would publicly show that we recognise and celebrate the achievements of women and girls, and they could do the same.' Nigel Huddleston, shadow culture, media and sport minister, said 'honours should be lavished upon the lionesses'. 'The purpose of the honours system is to recognise outstanding contributions and achievements, including in the field of sport,' he said. 'The lionesses have certainly been outstanding. 'While not every member of the team may receive an honour this year, I am confident that most will be recognised over the course of their careers - and deservedly so.' Shadow sports minister Louie French MP added: 'These incredible players deserve to be celebrated and honoured in any way our nation can.' Tory MP Shivani Raja said recognising the Lionesses would show young girls and future athletes what is possible. 'They have once again shown just how powerful and inspiring women's sport can be,' she said. 'Their incredible performances reflect real strength, determination, and talent. We must keep backing brilliant role models like these.' Last night, a Downing Street spokesman hinted that members of the victorious team may be recognised in the honours system, saying: 'There is an independent process for nominations, but I hope we will see lots of nominations for this team.'
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
MP calls for modernisation of fertility laws
The Gosport MP wants to modernise fertility laws. Dame Caroline Dinenage has proposed a bill in Parliament to update the dated Human Fertility and Embryology Act 1990. The bill, titled the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Regulation) Bill, aims to bring online fertility services and digital concierge providers under regulatory supervision. This move comes after the sudden closure of Apricity Fertility, an online fertility hub, just before Christmas, leaving hundreds of patients stranded in their treatments. READ MORE: Life-saving baby care service celebrates ten years of support Dame Caroline said in the Commons: "This is a classic case of regulation just not keeping pace with modern life. "It is criminal that organisations that are in the business of making dreams come true can just disappear, along with people's money and their hopes of starting a family." She also urged ministers to support the bill to protect families. The bill is backed by 11 MPs from various political parties and is set for a second reading on September 12.
Channel 4
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Channel 4
Should BBC Director-General Tim Davie resign over controversies?
The BBC should 'get a grip quicker', according to the head of Ofcom, over how it's handled a series of controversies from Glastonbury to Greg Wallace. There have been some calls for the Director-General to resign. So what's the broadcaster to do? We're joined by Chair of the Culture and Media Committee, Conservative MP Dame Caroline Dinenage, and former chief executive of ITN and former Ofcom content and standards partner, Stewart Purvis.
Wales Online
10-06-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
MP urges Government to protect live music venues from new neighbours' complaints
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Housebuilders should face having their plans blocked if they fail to protect live music venues, an MP has suggested. Dame Caroline Dinenage has proposed letting decision-makers take into account existing properties, when they grant or refuse permission for new projects. The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman warned that "live music's in crisis, the Government needs to be listening" as she proposed a new clause to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Dame Caroline, the Conservative MP for Gosport, told the Commons: "It isn't about venues versus developers. "It's about making sure we have a balance right between building enough good homes and making sure the places we're building keep the things that make life worth living. "In Westminster and our constituencies, everyone agrees that our high streets have been in decline, so it's vitally important that we protect the places that are special to us, our constituents and our communities, the places that provide a platform for our creators and our world-beating creative industries where we can make memories, celebrate and have fun." Dame Caroline called on the Government to let town halls and ministers rule on plans "subject to such conditions that would promote the integration of the proposed development of land with any existing use of land, including such conditions as may be necessary to mitigate the impact of noise on the proposed development". A similar principle already exists in national planning rules, known as the National Planning Policy Framework, to ease pressure on existing businesses which "should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on them as a result" of newer builds. But the Music Venue Trust's annual report last year warned that, in 2023, 22.4% of venues closed as a result of "operational issues", compared with 42.1% of its members reporting "financial issues". The Trust identified noise abatement orders or other neighbour disputes as being among the issues which have resulted in permanent closures. "Consistent application of the 'agent of change' principles will de-risk and speed up planning and development," Dame Caroline told MPs, and added that her proposal was "good for venues" and "good for developers and new neighbours". She said the law change could help authorities stop "expensive and often pointless bun fights" when neighbours complain about noise. She continued: "It'll make sure the needs of an existing cultural venue are considered from the start and it will save developers from late-stage objections and lengthy expensive legal disputes down the line." Dame Caroline said music venues "are the foundation of our world-beating creative industries and also very important for our local communities", and that they had been placed "under threat, including from our disruptive planning system and our onerous licensing regime". The Commons select committee recommended last year that the "agent of change" principle should be put on a statutory footing, to protect grassroots music venues.
South Wales Guardian
10-06-2025
- Business
- South Wales Guardian
MP urges Government to protect live music venues from new neighbours' complaints
Dame Caroline Dinenage has proposed letting decision-makers take into account existing properties, when they grant or refuse permission for new projects. The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman warned that 'live music's in crisis, the Government needs to be listening' as she proposed a new clause to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Dame Caroline, the Conservative MP for Gosport, told the Commons: 'It isn't about venues versus developers. 'It's about making sure we have a balance right between building enough good homes and making sure the places we're building keep the things that make life worth living. 'In Westminster and our constituencies, everyone agrees that our high streets have been in decline, so it's vitally important that we protect the places that are special to us, our constituents and our communities, the places that provide a platform for our creators and our world-beating creative industries where we can make memories, celebrate and have fun.' Dame Caroline called on the Government to let town halls and ministers rule on plans 'subject to such conditions that would promote the integration of the proposed development of land with any existing use of land, including such conditions as may be necessary to mitigate the impact of noise on the proposed development'. A similar principle already exists in national planning rules, known as the National Planning Policy Framework, to ease pressure on existing businesses which 'should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on them as a result' of newer builds. But the Music Venue Trust's annual report last year warned that, in 2023, 22.4% of venues closed as a result of 'operational issues', compared with 42.1% of its members reporting 'financial issues'. The Trust identified noise abatement orders or other neighbour disputes as being among the issues which have resulted in permanent closures. 'Consistent application of the 'agent of change' principles will de-risk and speed up planning and development,' Dame Caroline told MPs, and added that her proposal was 'good for venues' and 'good for developers and new neighbours'. She said the law change could help authorities stop 'expensive and often pointless bun fights' when neighbours complain about noise. She continued: 'It'll make sure the needs of an existing cultural venue are considered from the start and it will save developers from late-stage objections and lengthy expensive legal disputes down the line.' Dame Caroline said music venues 'are the foundation of our world-beating creative industries and also very important for our local communities', and that they had been placed 'under threat, including from our disruptive planning system and our onerous licensing regime'. The Commons select committee recommended last year that the 'agent of change' principle should be put on a statutory footing, to protect grassroots music venues.
